Switzerland 1,000 Francs Banknote, 2017, P-79a.3, UNC, TAP 60-70 Authenticated

The Switzerland 1,000 Francs Banknote is part of the 9th Series issued by the Swiss National Bank in 2017 with the theme “The Many Faces of Switzerland” and was designed by Manuela Pfrunder. The purple banknote is vertically-oriented. Its obverse features a handshake, the Swiss cross, and the phonetic alphabet over the globe in gold SPARK. Its reverse side depicts the parliament, an abstract design of open networks, a holographic security stripe with 1000, and an abstract map of the language regions of Switzerland, the neighboring countries, and the names of Swiss cantons. Other security features include a windowed security thread with the demetalized Swiss flag and 1000, a watermark of the Swiss flag and globe, and a multicolored Swiss flag registration device. The note is 158 x 70 mm in size and signed by the bank president Jean Studer and bank director Andrea Maechler. The banknote is in uncirculated condition and has been TAP authenticated with a grade of 60-70.